Flying Hills Pond via Flying Hills Cartpath

5.3 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Flying Hills Pond via Flying Hills Cartpath is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Freemanville, PA. The route reaches Flying Hills Pond. It climbs 599 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 715 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.28274, -75.93085
Nearest town Freemanville, PA

Directions

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Flying Hills Pond via Flying Hills Cartpath

5.3 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 294–716 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.28274, -75.93085

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Carriage Lane, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hope Way, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flying Hills Cartpath, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miReach Flying Hills Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftTurn left onto Hope Way, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Carriage Lane, heading W.
  20. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

8% paved92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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